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Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns (#10) *Special Edition*

◆◆ · By John S · Published 2024-09-12T19:59:29.454Z

Meta Prompt
Can you do color math & figure out the anagrams? See Puzzle #1 blog post by clicking the colormath^ tag for a full explanation of the series.
This puzzle’s meta: “Sing the _____”
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  • pufferfish 🤓13:37 · 2024-09-12T21:35:43.773Z
    spent the last minute trying to spot my error (thought autochthonous instead of indigenous). absolutely fantastic iteration of this series, john, genuinely one of the most fun puzzles ever!
    • John S constructor · 2024-09-12T21:49:11.520Z
      Awesome! Glad you liked it, this one took awhile to make and I messed up the Cardi B one and had to add an alt solution lmao / fix the clue. But what is the color in what you were trying to guess instead of indigenous?
      • pufferfish 🤓13:37 · 2024-09-13T01:32:36.286Z
        i was somehow trying to make indigo work; it was a forehead slapper when i caught the mistake!
        • John S constructor · 2024-09-13T02:50:22.983Z
          Haha! Well you got the color right!
    • Catpolof 15:44 · 2024-09-12T22:10:58.603Z
      Really loved these so far!
      • Womble 🤓15:21 · 2024-09-13T08:40:26.544Z
        This was a tricky one! But an excellent puzzle
        Play today's daily mini crossword
        1A
        Calculator letters, and with 2D an anagram for a homophone of a Lyme-disease carrying arachnid (where the homophone is the Gen Z’s app word)
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        Across
        1. 1A
          Calculator letters, and with 2D an anagram for a homophone of a Lyme-disease carrying arachnid (where the homophone is the Gen Z’s app word)
        2. 3A
          With 3D & 5D: anagram for “These Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns puzzles are top _____!”
        3. 6A
          Software support (abbr.), and with 6D an anagram for a homophone of a Lyme-disease carrying arachnid (where the homophone is the classic X’s & O’s game’s word)
        4. 8A
          Potential : stored energy :: _______ : energy in motion
        5. 12A
          Nice! This answer is a palindrome!
        6. 14A
          This answer is a palindrome
        7. 15A
          The universe is ____
        8. 16A
          15A + ____ = what this puzzle’s constructor has, perhaps?
        9. 17A
          “___ Technology” by 50 Cent, and anagram of 13D
        10. 18A
          Relatives, and anagram of 14D
        11. 19A
          Atomic No. 103
        12. 20A
          Slice / pie
        13. 22A
          Blue + some Green + lightened with White + “French cognate word for a watercourse or canal system”
        14. 23A
          Computer software, and with 24A: ____ Malone (rapper)
        15. 24A
          Body rehab, and with 23A: ____ Malone (rapper)
        16. 25A
          “You” en Español
        17. 26A
          “Concerning” abbr. via email
        18. 27A
          A billion years, and anagram of 28D
        19. 29A
          Whichever, and anagram of 29D
        20. 30A
          Butterfly catchers
        21. 32A
          -ta preceder, and Japanese tire brand (perhaps for the combined word)
        22. 34A
          Anagram for “below” antonym
        23. 35A
          Anagram for “cloudy” antonym
        24. 36A
          With 36D & 37D, ____ B (rapper)
        25. 38A
          Those Lyme-disease carrying arachnids are some, along with tapeworms
        Down
        1. 2D
          Texter’s “I know”
        2. 3D
          “__ or about”(narrowly approximated date)
        3. 4D
          Blue + Green + White + “Product IDs” (technically 2 wds.)
        4. 5D
          __, Wt., BMI, BP (standard data doctor collects during a physical)
        5. 6D
          Texter’s “I see,” perhaps?
        6. 7D
          Blue + Black + hint of Red (optional) + “concerning GPS or ship routing (pun intended)”
        7. 9D
          Blue + Green + softened with White + “sex”
        8. 10D
          Blue + lightened with White + hint of Green + “lack of development or childish behavior, such as with an adolescent”
        9. 11D
          Blue + some Violet + hint of Black + “native / endemic”
        10. 13D
          17A’s anagram; ___ Ming, former Houston Rocket & tied for 2nd tallest NBA player of all-time
        11. 14D
          18A’s anagram; tats
        12. 19D
          Muscle, and with 19A & 25A: “These Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns puzzles are _____ cool!”
        13. 21D
          Hardware chain, and with 20A & 26A: “These Chro’math’tic Portmanteaus & Puns puzzles are all the _____!”
        14. 28D
          27A’s anagram; The Matrix protagonist
        15. 29D
          29A’s anagram; ___ Rand (author)
        16. 31D
          "South Park" rating
        17. 33D
          "____ upon a time..."
        18. 36D
          Top prosecutor
        19. 37D
          FBI agent’s source, perhaps?
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